Thursday, April 15, 2010

11:14 AM

State Sen. Ted Kanvas says he'll consider a run for the U.S. Senate if former Gov. Tommy Thompson announces he's out of the race today.

Kanavas, R-Brookfield, announced earlier this year he would not run for re-election for his state Senate seat. At the time, he said he was not planning to run for anything else, but did not close the door on a possible campaign.

He said he will take the next 10 days to consider his options before making a decision. He said he is not worried about the $4.3 million that Feingold has in his warchest because he believes the Middleton Dem is vulnerable on a number of issues.

"Can we ramp up a campaign fast enough that we can create the name ID necessary to be compete and to win a primary and go and defeat a sitting U.S. senator?" Kanavas said. "We've had some preliminary discussions about that. But that's the challenge."